Name: Sulfuracidifex tepidarius Itoh et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: te.pi.da’ri.us. L. masc. adj. tepidarius, of mild heat

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 104736; IC-006; JCM 16833

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC382014 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Itoh T, Miura T, Sakai HD, Kato S, Ohkuma M, Takashina T. Sulfuracidifex tepidarius gen. nov., sp. nov. and transfer of Sulfolobus metallicus Huber and Stetter 1992 to the genus Sulfuracidifex as Sulfuracidifex metallicus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1837-1842.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfuracidifex Itoh et al. 2020. Publication: Itoh T, Miura T, Sakai HD, Kato S, Ohkuma M, Takashina T. Sulfuracidifex tepidarius gen. nov., sp. nov. and transfer of Sulfolobus metallicus Huber and Stetter 1992 to the genus Sulfuracidifex as Sulfuracidifex metallicus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1837-1842.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sulfuracidifex Itoh et al. 2020

Assigned by: Itoh T, Miura T, Sakai HD, Kato S, Ohkuma M, Takashina T. Sulfuracidifex tepidarius gen. nov., sp. nov. and transfer of Sulfolobus metallicus Huber and Stetter 1992 to the genus Sulfuracidifex as Sulfuracidifex metallicus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1837-1842.

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